Vending-machine.



T. WOODS.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIUATIUN rILBD 11m27.191s.

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T. WOODS.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1913.

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Patented July 28, 1914.

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THOMAS WOODS, 0F SYRAC'USE, NEW YORK.

VENDING-MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters atent.

Qateuted July 72o, i914.

Application filed May 27, 1912. Serial No. 700,001.

lle it known that lf, linmiws Vt'oons, a citizen of the United States,.residing` at .tayracurse7 in the crunty o'lf thiondagia and tiltate otNew York, hare invented certain nw and useful improvements in Vending-Illaehines, ot' which the iollrnrinp` is a speeitication.

rlhis invention relates to iniproveiueiits in vending' machines, and theinvention relates pa rticniarly to a coin controlled derice adapted for\f'enf.ling` chewing-guai, emi/'eetirns, and the like.

rl`he object o'l' the invention is to provide a rotary rondine' machinewhich iS novel, sirnple and positive, wherein the eonstruetuni andarrangeimnt or the parts are sur-,h that a largg'e variety ot' goodssuch as czmdy, gun and other conteetions are earried hy the deriee. andare capable ot being' :uitoinatically dispensed to the purchaser uponthe iuserw tion of coins o1 suitable denomination and size.

t 'further object is to provide novel coin controlling parte, associatedwith a. simple vending' mechanism, which render the whole deviceetlective, positive and quick acting', as well as, incapable ot' heine`tainpra'ed with.

The features and parte oit the invention will ho uralerstood from thedetailed description which tollows, and hy reference to theaeeeinpanying drawings which 'tornl a` part ol" the specification, andin which litigrnre l is a top plan View talren on line l.---'l. hot'Fig. Q; showing the complete derive with the shield rtanoved. Fifi'. 2is a central.

vertical rosa section substantially on line 2---2 of Fig. l. Fig'. 5l isa horizontal :section on line l-B of Fig. 2. Fig'. l1 is a 'liront sideelevation oit the eoinplete niaehine. lt'ig. 5 is an enlarged detailView; showing; the coin eoi'itrolliunV and vendingv ineehanisn'is in theidle, and also in the operated poeition. Fig. C is an enlarged detailView of the coin earryingr plate. Figi'. 7 is a top plan View ot thecoin gun.; showing;V the working` parts in 'full rest position. Fig'. Sis a side elevation of the saine. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectionsubstantially on lino 9---9 of Fig. 'l' g showing the coin actuatedparts in the Seeond rest position. Fig. 10 iS a Similar View; showingthe eoin 4controlling` parts when they are operated by a coin. Fig. ll asimilar seetional view; showing' the saine parts a'lter operation. Fig.l2 is a detail elevational View of the lever which operates the ejector.

Fig. 13 :is a sectional View on line l-Lall oi llig. 7; showin;l thepawl in position for preventing the repetition ol? the vendingoperation.

.l'n the drawings, 2 representa` a hollow easingr or hase which may hesupported hy any suitahle means, or hy a pedestal which is illustratedin part at $3. '.lhe top olf the easing' 2 has a eireular opening eltorthe insertion and operation oit the Vendingl parts.

5 represents a central rotatahlo shatit or rod which is disposedvertically' and concentrirally in the easing' 2, and is pivoted at (inear the bottoni oi the easing, the said shalit heine sluniorted inVertical position hy a hraelet T in which it has a suitahle hearing, thehraeket heine' cast with or supported hy the hottoni ol: the easing;`in, any suitable nninner. "lhe sha'lt. 5 is rotatahle in oppositedirections hy nieans ot' a pair ol gears 8 and 9. The gear H is maderigid on the said Shaft, while the `rear t) is mounted upon a horizontalsha'tt lt) which has hearings in lugs 11 which rise lroin the hottonl otthe easing. lhe. outer end ogt fsha'tt l()` pierces the wall olE thecasino' f2 and Iitted with a. hand-wheel or knol l2, hy means of whichthe two shal'ts are rotated. y

1 3 represents a circular hellsshaped part, Awhich is arrangedeencentric to the sha'tt 5 and rigidly sel-.tired thereto 'tor operationwith Said sha't't. 'l'he part ,lis disposed ahove the hraeket 7, andslightly below the top ol the eaing,r Q.

'llt unwesents a. nuniher ot radial slots, which oecl at regularintervals in the eireuinlerenee ot the part '13 juist loelow its plaintop.

'lo and .1G represent elongated magazines or chutes in which aredisposed the Candy, eliewviiiggii1n or other con'leetions which then'uu'hine dispenses. 'lhe said magazines are preferably ol" ditl'erentsizes or caliber l.) representingthe larger ones which are preferablyloaded with candy, as 15', and 1G representiug the sinaller ones whichcarry chewing-pian, or like smaller paclmges, as lo. .ln the presentdevice there are ten ot the magazines l5 and lo, which provide for alarge variety ot' goede. and these are preferahly arranged in a circlesurrounding' the main sha-ft The lower ends of the niagazines and Itrest upon an annular ledge 17 of the support or part 1.3, to which theyare detachahly secured by means of dowels 18 carried by the magazinesand which pierce the said ledge. rThe upper ends of the magazines areheld in place by catches 19 which are disposed on the under side of adisk-like cap or head 20 which is mounted rigidly upon the upper end ofthe shaft 5 and held in place by a nut 20. The magazines 15 and 16 allrotate with the shaft 5 and the support 13 and each of these parts maybe brought to the vending position indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, bythe manipulation ot the hand-wheel 12.

21 represents a weight which is placed upon the packages 15 and 16 ineach of the magazines for holding the same under a slight compression.The bottom ends ot the magazines 15 and 16 are preferably open and free,and the lowermost packages of the gum and candy rest directly upon theledge 17 of the part 13. The outer or front face of each magazine iscut. away so as to permitthe free passage of the lowermost package ofcandy or gum, when the vending operation takes place.

22 represents a spring' which is secured to the face of each magazine,the said spring depending across the opening in the face of the magazinein position to prevent the accidental escape of the lowermost package.The springs 22 are intended to yield readily Iwhen the ejector forcesthe packages through the opening in the tace ot the magazine. Themagazines 15 and 16 are inclosed by a cylindrical cap or cover 23 whichrests upon the top of the casing 2, to which it may be secured by anysuitable means.

The vending mechanism consists of the following parts: 24 represents ahorizontally arranged ejector, which is disposed between the part 13 andthe bracket 7, and is adapted to reciprocate tirough the slots 14 or thepart 13, tor dispensing or ejecting the lowermost packages the magazinesare successively brought to the vending position opposite the arrow andthe ejector. rlhe ejector has a slot 25 through which the shaft 5passes, and which acts as a guide for the ejector and when at rest it isdisposed entirely beneath the top of the part 13 and clear oi' the slots14 (see Fig. 3), and when in this position the parts 5, 13, 15 and 16may be freely rotated in either direction without interference by theejector.

26 represents an L-shaped lever which is mounted upon a similar bracket27 which is secured to the support 7 beneath the ejector 24. The freeend of the upright arm of the lever 26 is disposed in a slot4 28 of theejector 24, while the horizontal arm of the said lever is pivoted to thebracket 27 by a screw 29. rllhe rotary movement of the lever 26 upon itspivot effects the reciprocation of the ejector 24, as indicated by thefull and dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 5.

When the magazines 15 and 16 are rotated to the vending posit-ion, asdescribed,

these and all oi' the other rotary parts are held in the proper positionby a rocking lever 30 which is pivo'ted near one side of the casing 2,the said lever being` yieldingly held against the inner lower edge ofthe part 13 by the tension ot aV spring 31. ln order to render the lever30 eitective for holding a magazine in the. vending position, the lowerportion of the part 13 is serrated, as shown at 32 in Fig. 3, whereinthe said lever is shown in two positions, one for holding the rotaryparts in place, and the other shows how the said lever yields under thetension or" its spring 31 when the part 13 is rotated by the hand-wheel12 and gears 8 and 9.

The vending mechanism consisting et the ejector 24 and the r ,ckinglever 26 are operated and governed entirely by a coin controlledmechanism which will now be described:

33 represents generally what will be described as a coin-gun which issuj'Jporte-d by a door 34 which closes an opening in the Jiront of thebase 2, the said doo1 being held in closed position by a suitable lockwhich is controlled by a key 36. The coin-gun comprises a metal frame orpart 37 which has a deep channel or groove 37 in its upper side, andoppositely arranged flanges 33 for attaching the gun to the door 34, aswell as for or limiting the insertion oi' a portion of the gun through asuitable perforation in the said doo-r.

39 represents an elongated plate or bar .vhich is slidable upon thebottom of the groove 37 of the trame, beneath a block 40 which is alsolitted in the said groove and secured to the frame by screws 41. rlhespace between the block 40 and the bottom of the groove 37 is barelysu'liicient to allow the free sliding movement of the plate 39.

42 represents a circular perforation or hole formed in the plate 39 toreceive a coin 42 by' means of which the device is operated.

43 represents a longitudinal groove in the under side of the block 40 inwl'iich is pivoted a rockingdog or lever 44 by a pin 45,

the forward end of the said dog being nor- 1 mally depressed by a spring46. rThe forward end of the dog 44 isy provided with downwardly facingteeth 47 and 4S which are adapted to engage the plain upper surface ofthe plate 39 when the said plate is in the Jfull release position shownin Figs. 5, 7 and 3, and when in the latter position the rear end ofsaid dog which is formed into a downwardly projecting tooth or lug 49,is positioned in a slot 50 ot the plate l/Vhen the plate 39 is in thelastl named position the said luO bears against the rear end o'f saidslot and prevents the further outward. movement ot' the said plate.1When the plate 39 is pushed inwardly to its second les position, shownin Fig. S), the tooth `'i7 oil. the dog Lill/ft drops into the circularope/ning` which receives the coin 'for operating),` the vender, and atthe same time the tooth t8 drops into a small slot 52 in the plate 35)just reaiwvardl)y oft' the hole -l-2, and therelwy steps the iturtlierinward movement; ol: the plaie 8S). This latter 't'eature is provided'tor preventing' the operation olf the coin plate 3i) for actuating;lthe vending;v or dispensing;` mechanism when no coin is inserted in rlhe hole 42.

53 represents a stud or pin which is loosely mounted` in a cmfrespondingsocket vtermed in the it'rame 37, the said pin adapted to he proieetedabove the hottom o't the groove 53T in the path et the plate 35) hy aspring' :-'t when the perforation At2 is empty, and at such times thesaid pin engages the tmwvard or outer side ot' the said perforation t'orcooperatingg with the dog' 1-lt, :tor preventing` the tull inwardmovement oit thel coin plate when (he latter is operated, as with aquick short jerk. .Either the den` #l-t or the pin i, will ell'ect thestopping' ol the :inward movement of the coin plate 3S), iiiE the latteris operated slowl),l in the usual way. The outer end of the coin-plate3() is hent upwardly at right-angles to provide a push-lup or handle 3W,hy means oil which the said plate 's forced inrnn'dly 'for operm atingthe 'vending parts. To the inner end ot' the plate SS) is tltted an arm:'35, which supports a pin 5G, which operates (he lever 2 in thedirection Yfor returning' the ejector t to the rest position after eachvending operation.

5T represents a spring, one end ot which secured to the door 3l, theother end coni'ieeting; with the pin 5t), the said spring exertinp; itstension 'tor holding' the coin-plate Z55) in its outward position,shownin Figs. 1, 8, i-, 5, 'i and 8, in readiness to receive a coin which mayhe inserted in the hole 4:?.

5S represents a perif'oration 'formed in the bottoni et the groovx S37oil. the gun concentric to the hole 4t2, the hole 58 heine' otl smaller(lian'ieter, sothat when a coin is inserted in the hole it will rest andslide npon the upper surface oit the bottoni ot the ,e'roove 17. Thehole 58 is provided 'for uermitting' the operator to adjust the coin, orto remove it entirely after it has been placed in the hole l-Q. "hearrangement oi the coin-gun is such that the recipro'ating 'plate or harSt) may he shi't'ted and set or held in three diiterent positions,y asliest seen in Fins. S, t) and 11, in which the first is the tullrel-inse or rest position, and when in said position a coin may heinserted in the hole t2 :t'o-r eil'eeting the dispensing oit the goods.rThe second position is shown in Fie'. t), to which the reciprocatingplate 89 may he operated without the :insertion of a coin, and withoutin anywise affecting the vending' parts. rlihe dotted lines in Fig. 5and the 'toll lilies in Fig. 11, show the coin carrier 35) operated toits third position, for c jcctine the Agoods, which operation may onlirhe etl'eeled when the coin ft2 is placed in the hole -l (see also Fig.l0). When the par( :15) is ol'ierated 'to the last position, a shoulder5() ol the arm engages the horizontal arm o'l.E the lever 2U, and swingsit around 'l'rom the position shown in l'ull lines` to that shown indotted lines in Fie', ii, which ell'ects the vending throw or movementet' (he ejector 2-1, which will then slide cut\\'ardl through one of theslots 14; 'tor displacing' and 'forcing' the lowermost pacl agie otcandy 15 out o'l the magazine 15, as is also shown in Fin'. 5. iVhen apackage el' the goods is discharged, as explained, it eravitatcs into achute (3() which extends through the door ''l, and lands in a pocket(30'.

(3l represents a V-shaped pawl, which is pivoted in a sloty (32 ot theblock 4t() hy a pin ($25, and (-flrepresents a springwhich rides uponthe top of the said pawl, and gives it suitable tension `tor performinplits work, the said spring' being held in. place by a screw (35. (3()represents a series oitt ratchet teeth or notches toi-nml in the upperliaee o'l" the coin plate 3S), in the path oi the pawl (S1. lhe objectot the pawl and ratchet teeth is to provide positive m lans 't'orpreventing` the repeating' o'l" the vending operation ot the plate E3()without the insertion o'l.E a second coin. lVhen the plate 3S) isoperated by the insertion olf a coin as illustrated in Figs. 1() and 1l,without the employment ot the pawl (S1 the operator might \\'ithdraw thecoin plate rif) a short distance (see Fig'. 13), and (hen shove the saidplate inwardly again with a quick jerk, and thus repeat the vending;voperation. \Vhen the coin plate 15) is operated to the li'ull extent aslshown in Fig. 1I, the point o'tf the pawl (il is positioned in a smallslot ('T ot' the plate 3S). .Vhen however, the plate 31) is witlnlrawn aslight distance, as described, the point ol: the pawl lraves the slot(37 and engages the ratchet (eeth in the manner shown in Fig. 1?, which,owing' to the inclination el. the pawl will prevent the plate 3l) 'fromheine' airain operated inwardly, or to the right, until it has beenallowed to return to its lfull released position h v the power ot thespring F37, as shown in AFigs. ,1, Q, 4, 5, T and 8. lt the operatorplaces a coin in the hole ft2 and shores the plate 3() inwardh7 to theextent shown in Fig. 1 0, he cannot withdraw the said plate 'torrecovering the coin, beause the point o'l the pawl ('l, which ispositioned in a slot (38 ot the plate 3S), while thc said plate Ais inthe released position, moves out ot the said slot and engages theratchet teeth (5(3, in the manner shown in Fig'. 10. The pawl will heheld in the inclined position shown in the latter figure, by the powerof Cil 'the spring 64 and Will prevent the return movement of the plete3S). By this arrange ment after the coin is inserted and the device ispartially operated the operator innery complete the inward throw ormovement oi the plate so as to allow the. dog to release the coin, asshown in Fig. 1l, after which the plate 39 will be returned ee therelease position by the spring 57. The eoin 4?/ after being dischargedby the dogl '4i-lialle into an inclined chute or spout 69 which issecured to the inner side of the door 3l.

The construction and arrangement ol the casing 2, the shaft 5, thesupper i3 and the magazines 15 and 1G, are unimportant, and may followany of the old or suitable plane. The essentially novel features andparte of Jehe invention consist principally oi the eoingun 83, the lever26, the ejector end related parts, and their application to andoperation of the main vending machine.

rifhe foregoing describes, and the drawings Show7 the constructie-n,arrangement and operation of my improvement, which obviously may bechanged or modified Within the scope of the appended claim, Withoutdeparting` from the spirit of the invention.

iilaving thus described my invention, what il. claim ae new, and desirete secure by Letters iraienta is-w i'n a. vending' machine, a coin-guncoinprising a hollow iframe, u reciprocating coinplate eiidable in Saidiframe having` a sockel; for receivinga coin, and having an elonffa'liedSlot snaced from Seid socket a rock- 1:: 7

ing dog; carri-ed by said freine above said plate, one end of said dognormally positifned. in Said slot when Said plz-ite is in thecoin-receiving` poeition for limiting` the re leaee-inoveinent of saidplete he opposite f end oi'' said dog having,1 a teeth adapted lo beforced downwardly into said socket when empty for preventing` Vthe fullvending-nievementy ei" ,said platea a spring for forcing and holding`seid tooth in said socket. and means Copies of this patent may beobtaned for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Faltante,

Washington, D. G.

